The California Legislature wrapped up an extremely busy week of committee hearings, bill negotiations, and amendments, breaking for its 10-day Spring Recess upon adjournment of yesterday’s session. Policy committee hearings stretched several hours – some into the evening hours – as committees considered and acted upon a significant number of measures. Advocates packed the halls…
Read More »This week, the California Legislature maintained a swift pace of committee hearings, bill negotiations, and amendments. The Legislature will begin its 10-day Spring Recess upon the adjournment of session next Thursday, April 11. Upon their return on April 22, legislators will have limited time to move bills along the legislative process before meeting deadlines. All…
Read More »The California Legislature maintained a robust pace of committee hearings this week as it continues to shift from informational hearings to more substantive bill hearings. Two weeks remain before the Legislature’s 10-day Spring Recess which is set to begin on April 11. Notably this week, Senator Richard Pan gutted and amended SB 276 which would…
Read More »The California Legislature is in full swing as indicated by this week’s significant number of amendments to bills, policy committee hearings, and budget activities. The next several weeks are expected to be very busy with additional bill hearings and amendments prior to the Legislature’s 10-day Spring Recess that begins on April 11. This week’s CHEAC…
Read More »The California Legislature continues to ramp up its hearing activities with a considerable amount of bills set for their first policy committee hearings over the coming weeks. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced the appointment of Assembly Member Eloise Gómez Reyes as acting chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services…
Read More »The Senate and Assembly Health Committees convened a joint hearing on Wednesday entitled “Increasing Access to Treatment and Services in Response to the Opioid Crisis.” The hearing featured various panels highlighting the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) pilots, the California Hub & Spoke System (CA H&SS), and other programmatic efforts underway in California to…
Read More »This week, Senate and Assembly Committees continued to hold a number of informational hearings focused on a variety of issues, including public health, mental health, and housing. Committee hearings for specific bills are beginning to be set for the coming weeks as the Legislature approaches deadlines in late-April and early-May to advance measures out of…
Read More »On Wednesday, the Senate Health Committee convened an informational hearing on the public health infrastructure and capacity. The hearing, chaired by Senator Richard Pan, focused primarily on governmental public health and provided a rare three-hour platform for the state and local health departments to discuss their range of responsibilities and the challenges with addressing key…
Read More »The California Legislature continues to ramp up its activities as policy and budget committee hearings are set for the coming weeks. Last Friday was the Legislature’s deadline to introduce new bills for the 2019 Legislative Session, and, in total, nearly 2,600 bills were introduced. The CHEAC Legislative Committee met last week to review the first…
Read More »Today is the final day for the California Legislature to introduce bills for the 2019 Legislative Session. Over 1,800 bills have been introduced this year, covering an expansive range of topics and subject areas. The Senate and Assembly Desks remain open today and are expected to continue processing bill introductions into the weekend. The CHEAC…
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